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title: "The Man Who Fell to Earth: cast and crew"
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cast: 17
crew: 33
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# The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976): cast and crew

17 cast and 33 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [David Bowie](https://film.one/person/david-bowie.md) as Thomas Jerome Newton
- [Rip Torn](https://film.one/person/rip-torn.md) as Nathan Bryce
- [Candy Clark](https://film.one/person/candy-clark.md) as Mary-Lou
- [Tony Mascia](https://film.one/person/tony-mascia.md) as Arthur
- [Buck Henry](https://film.one/person/buck-henry.md) as Oliver Farnsworth
- [Bernie Casey](https://film.one/person/bernie-casey.md) as Peters
- [Adrienne La Russa](https://film.one/person/adrienne-la-russa.md) as Helen
- [Claudia Jennings](https://film.one/person/claudia-jennings.md) as Peters' Wife (uncredited)
- [Rick Riccardo](https://film.one/person/rick-riccardo.md) as Trevor
- [Jim Lovell](https://film.one/person/jim-lovell.md) as James Lovell
- [Hilary Holland](https://film.one/person/hilary-holland.md) as Jill
- [Linda Hutton](https://film.one/person/linda-hutton.md) as Elaine
- Jackson D. Kane as Professor Canutti
- Lilybelle Crawford as Jewelery Store Owner
- Richard Breeding as Receptionist
- Albert Nelson as Waiter
- Peter Prouse as Peters' Associate

## Directing

- [Nicolas Roeg](https://film.one/person/nicolas-roeg.md): Director
- Michael Stevenson: Second Assistant Director
- Susanna Merry: Continuity
- Kip Gowans: Assistant Director

## Writing

- Walter Tevis: Novel
- [Paul Mayersberg](https://film.one/person/paul-mayersberg.md): Screenplay

## Production

- [Si Litvinoff](https://film.one/person/si-litvinoff.md): Executive Producer
- [Barry Spikings](https://film.one/person/barry-spikings.md): Producer
- [Michael Deeley](https://film.one/person/michael-deeley.md): Producer
- Roy Stevens: Production Manager
- Ronald Cook: Production Accountant
- [John Peverall](https://film.one/person/john-peverall.md): Associate Producer
- Marilyn Clarke: Production Coordinator

## Camera

- [Anthony B. Richmond](https://film.one/person/anthony-b-richmond.md): Director of Photography
- Chuck White: Still Photographer
- Gordon Hayman: Camera Operator
- David James: Still Photographer

## Editing

- [Graeme Clifford](https://film.one/person/graeme-clifford.md): Editor

## Sound and music

- [John Phillips](https://film.one/person/john-phillips-14898.md): Original Music Composer
- [Stomu Yamash'ta](https://film.one/person/stomu-yamashta.md): Original Music Composer
- [Michael Ellis](https://film.one/person/michael-ellis.md): Sound Editor
- Robin Gregory: Sound Recordist
- Terry Sharratt: Boom Operator

## Art

- [Brian Eatwell](https://film.one/person/brian-eatwell.md): Production Design
- Simon Wakefield: Set Decoration
- Tom Raeburn: Property Master

## Costume and make-up

- [May Routh](https://film.one/person/may-routh.md): Costume Design
- Martin Samuel: Hairstylist
- Linda DeVetta: Makeup Artist

## Lighting

- Martin Evans: Gaffer

## Crew

- Matthew Norris: Stunt Double
- Richard Graydon: Stunt Coordinator
- Ellis Burman Jr.: Makeup Effects

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